We sold our Royale and a little inspiration for you all

[jerry work]

Thanks to all of you who asked about, answered others questions about and steered folks to us, we sold our 1978 Royale today for our full asking price. Based on our experience the market is strong for first rate coaches among younger buyers. Our 38 year old buyer is excited to be the next steward to take care of this really nice GMC. I am confident it is in good hands and he will be a good addition to our community!

Now, for those of you looking for some inspiration. Check out http://www.airforums.com/forums/f44/1973-tradewind-reno-rehab-143656.html A good friend and fellow furniture maker took on a project of restoring an Airstream. To most eyes it was in great condition when he bought it, but being Tony, good was not good enough. He tore into a three year full gut renovation that is chronicled in those posts. I think you will enjoy seeing how one person did it right. I have not read all the posts in that series but can tell you that the finished interior puts to shame all but the most lavish private air plane interiors.

As I have said before, both Sharon and I will remain active in the GMC community. At the last FMCA convention I was elected to serve on the national FMCA review committee which investigates charges of improper dealings on the part of any FMCA officers or directors. We both still serve as National Directors for FMCA (Sharon for GMCWS and me for GMC Cascaders) and I am also up for expanded participation in GMCMI if elected at the fall convention. We are off for a month in Europe (back to back river cruises) next week and then for a month or two in the new to us Prevost Country Coach before leaving for five or six months on the road snow birding and such this winter. Hope to see many of you on the road or at upcoming GMC rallies.

Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR

glwork
http://jerrywork.com

 

[peer oliver schmidt]

Jerry
> We are off for a month in Europe (back to back river cruises) next week

should you come by the city of Hamburg or any place in
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, send me a mail, if you want to get
together. I'll be back from the US beginning of September.

--
Best regards

Peer Oliver Schmidt
PGP Key ID: 0x83E1C2EA

'76a Eleganza II, CA
'73 Sequoia, VA

 

[robert mueller]

Jerry,

The operative words in your email below are; "the market is strong for first rate coaches."

I'll be selling Double Trouble but will make sure looks are as good as the mechanicals before it goes on the market!

Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808


-----Original Message-----
From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces] On Behalf Of Gerald Work
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 10:43 AM
To: GMC Motor Home Post
Subject: [GMCnet] We sold our Royale and a little inspiration for you all

Thanks to all of you who asked about, answered others questions about and steered folks to us, we sold our 1978 Royale today for our
full asking price. Based on our experience the market is strong for first rate coaches among younger buyers. Our 38 year old buyer
is excited to be the next steward to take care of this really nice GMC. I am confident it is in good hands and he will be a good
addition to our community!

Now, for those of you looking for some inspiration. Check out
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f44/1973-tradewind-reno-rehab-143656.html A good friend and fellow furniture maker took on a
project of restoring an Airstream. To most eyes it was in great condition when he bought it, but being Tony, good was not good
enough. He tore into a three year full gut renovation that is chronicled in those posts. I think you will enjoy seeing how one
person did it right. I have not read all the posts in that series but can tell you that the finished interior puts to shame all but
the most lavish private air plane interiors.

As I have said before, both Sharon and I will remain active in the GMC community. At the last FMCA convention I was elected to
serve on the national FMCA review committee which investigates charges of improper dealings on the part of any FMCA officers or
directors. We both still serve as National Directors for FMCA (Sharon for GMCWS and me for GMC Cascaders) and I am also up for
expanded participation in GMCMI if elected at the fall convention. We are off for a month in Europe (back to back river cruises)
next week and then for a month or two in the new to us Prevost Country Coach before leaving for five or six months on the road snow
birding and such this winter. Hope to see many of you on the road or at upcoming GMC rallies.

Jerry

 

[johnny]

Jerry, if you're a Dog Person, snopwbird towards Orlando the second week of December. A week and weekend of dog shows including the National
Championsips and Meet The Breeds for all AKC recognized breeds. And a handful of GMCs and GMCers at Wakiwa Springs State Park. Join us.

--johnny
--
76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased

 

[jerry work]

Hi Rob, Your buyer will be very lucky indeed as everything you touch t=
hat I have ever seen is done right! It is inspiring for me to watch =
this generational change in ownership. Our new, younger members may not ha=
ve the direct experience with the mechanical stuff that those in our genera=
tion seem overly obsessed with, but they sure know what they want, they ar=
e very discriminating, they instinctively know the difference between tinse=
l fluff and quality, and they know how they want to live. For them the obj=
ective is the experience of using the coach, not the experience of fixing i=
t. I saw something the other day that summed it all up for me - there is n=
ow a movement in all markets away from the accumulation of stuff to the acc=
umulation of experiences. The tiny house movement, reverence for high qual=
ity lifestyle machines like our GMCs and putting enjoying life ahead of all=
else are but a few examples. We are blessed to have such great stewards co=
ming forward. When you decide it is time to turn your coach over to a new =
generation, be sure to put it into the condition that will meet the buyer w=
here they are, not where you are. My two cents anyway. Jerry Jerry =
Work The Dovetail Joint Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the=
1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR glwork=
.com http://jerrywork.com Messag=
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=09charset "us-ascii" Jerry, The operative words in your email =
below are; "the market is strong for first rate coaches." I'll be sell=
ing Double Trouble but will make sure looks are as good as the mechanicals =
before it goes on the market! Regards, Rob M. Sydney, Australia =
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 USA '75 Avion - Double Trou=
ble TZE365V100426 USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808 =